jaşaw
/dʒaʃaw/ · plural jaşawla
verbal noun of jaşarğa →
1. life, existence — The general fact of being alive, rather than any particular way of living. Before another noun it means of life or related to life, as in jaşaw sınam "life experience".
- jaşaw tatlı da, qıyın da — life is both sweet and hard
- jaşaw sınam — life experience
- jaşaw degen - sarqğan qoban — life is a flowing river
- jaşaw degeniŋ tüş kibikdi — life is just like a dream
- sensiz menŋe ne jaşaw — what sort of life is there for me without you
- jaşawnu quwançı da, buşuwu da — life's joy and sorrow
- jaşawu bolğannı qadarı bolur — whoever has life will have a fate
- andan jaşaw joqdu — there is no living with him
2. lifetime, life span; everything one has lived through — Usually with a possessive: meni jaşawmda "in my lifetime".
- adamnı jaşawu qıshadı — a person's life is short
- anı jaşawu uzaq bolsun — may his life be long
3. way of life, lifestyle
- alanı jaşawları başhadı — their way of life is different
- kolhoz jaşaw — collective-farm life
- ata-babalarıbıznı jaşawları qıyın bolğandı — our forefathers' way of life was hard
- jaŋı jaşawğa terk ürenŋenbiz — we quickly got used to the new way of life
- eski jaşaw endi qalğandı — the old way of life is now gone
4. living, dwelling, residence — As a verbal noun it names the act itself, usually with a phrase saying where: tawda jaşaw "living in the mountains".
- tawda jaşaw tınç tüldü — living in the mountains is not easy
- şaharda jaşaw başhadı — living in the city is different
- birge jaşaw igi zatdı — living together is a good thing
- tüzde jaşaw tawlulağa qıyın bolğandı — living on the plain was hard for the highlanders
5. reality, real life
- jaşawda alay bolmaydı — in real life it doesn't happen like that
6. prosperity, plenty, abundance one source
- melhum jaşaw kördü — he came to know a life of plenty
- jaşawğa çığarğa — to come into prosperity
- üylerinde jaşaw bardı — there is plenty in their house
- halqda jaşaw köb edi — there was plenty among the people
- işlegen üyürde jaşaw boladı — in a hardworking household there is plenty
7. fate, lot, one's future one source
- nasıb jaşaw — a happy lot
- azab jaşaw — a bitter lot
Expressions
- jaşaw bermezge — give no peace; illness gives no rest
- jaşawdan artha qalğan — behind the times
- jaşawdan toyarğa — be weary of life
- jaşawğa çığarğa — come up in the world
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jaşawthe life | jaşawummy life | jaşawuŋyour life | jaşawuhis life | jaşawubuzour life | jaşawuğuzyou all's life | jaşawlarıtheir lives |
| Genitive | jaşawnuthe life's | jaşawumumy life's | jaşawuŋuyour life's | jaşawunuhis life's | jaşawubuznuour life's | jaşawuğuznuyou all's life's | jaşawlarınıtheir lives' |
| Accusative | jaşawnuthe life (as the object) | jaşawumumy life (as the object) | jaşawuŋuyour life (as the object) | jaşawunhis life (as the object) | jaşawubuznuour life (as the object) | jaşawuğuznuyou all's life (as the object) | jaşawlarıntheir lives (as the object) |
| Dative | jaşawğato the life | jaşawumato my life | jaşawuŋato your life | jaşawunato his life | jaşawubuzğato our life | jaşawuğuzğato you all's life | jaşawlarınato their lives |
| Locative | jaşawdain / at the life | jaşawumdain / at my life | jaşawuŋdain / at your life | jaşawundain / at his life | jaşawubuzdain / at our life | jaşawuğuzdain / at you all's life | jaşawlarındain / at their lives |
| Ablative | jaşawdanfrom the life | jaşawumdanfrom my life | jaşawuŋdanfrom your life | jaşawundanfrom his life | jaşawubuzdanfrom our life | jaşawuğuzdanfrom you all's life | jaşawlarındanfrom their lives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jaşawlathe lives | jaşawlarımmy lives | jaşawlarıŋyour lives | jaşawlarıhis lives | jaşawlarıbızour lives | jaşawlarığızyou all's lives | jaşawlarıtheir lives |
| Genitive | jaşawlanıthe lives' | jaşawlarımımy lives' | jaşawlarıŋıyour lives' | jaşawlarınıhis lives' | jaşawlarıbıznıour lives' | jaşawlarığıznıyou all's lives' | jaşawlarınıtheir lives' |
| Accusative | jaşawlanıthe lives (as the object) | jaşawlarımımy lives (as the object) | jaşawlarıŋıyour lives (as the object) | jaşawlarınhis lives (as the object) | jaşawlarıbıznıour lives (as the object) | jaşawlarığıznıyou all's lives (as the object) | jaşawlarıntheir lives (as the object) |
| Dative | jaşawlağato the lives | jaşawlarımato my lives | jaşawlarıŋato your lives | jaşawlarınato his lives | jaşawlarıbızğato our lives | jaşawlarığızğato you all's lives | jaşawlarınato their lives |
| Locative | jaşawladain / at the lives | jaşawlarımdain / at my lives | jaşawlarıŋdain / at your lives | jaşawlarındain / at his lives | jaşawlarıbızdain / at our lives | jaşawlarığızdain / at you all's lives | jaşawlarındain / at their lives |
| Ablative | jaşawladanfrom the lives | jaşawlarımdanfrom my lives | jaşawlarıŋdanfrom your lives | jaşawlarındanfrom his lives | jaşawlarıbızdanfrom our lives | jaşawlarığızdanfrom you all's lives | jaşawlarındanfrom their lives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jaşawları can mean "his / her lives", "their life", or "their lives" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.